Visit East Africa's top game reserves, including Amboseli, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, the Serengeti and the Masai Mara, all abundant with Kenya and Tanzania's fascinating wildlife, on a diverse and authentic independent itinerary.

A&K Advantages

Experience the best of Kenya and Tanzania with 10 days in the region's best parks and reserves

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Middle Maghreb Restaurant

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Maghreb Restaurant Terrace

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Fitness Center

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Pool

Nairobi Serena Hotel

Deluxe Room

Amboseli National Park | Game & Mountain Vistas

Drive to Amboseli National Park, known for its thriving big game population and views of towering Mount Kilimanjaro. After lunch, explore the acacia woodland, freshwater swamps, scrub brush and open plains in search of wildlife. Part of the park is composed of a dried-up lakebed, where mirages rise from the shimmering heat.

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Pool

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Game Drive

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Standard Room

Lake Manyara National Park | Great Rift Valley

Travel by road to Arusha, crossing the border of Tanzania. After stopping for lunch in Arusha, continue to the village of Mto wa Mbu, where you ride as a local would by tuk-tuk, viewing rice fields and the local community as you go. Afterward, browse the colorful stalls of the village market, as merchants display locally grown rice and bananas in a variety of colors. Later, continue to your lodge, located in a picturesque region of the Great Rift Valley.

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Bush Dinner

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Pool

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Cocktails by the Pool

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Lounge

Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Standard Room

Ngorongoro Crater | Wildlife in the Round

Enjoy a game drive through Lake Manyara National Park and discover diverse wildlife
and many bird species amid a tangle of rainforest-like foliage. After a farm-fresh lunch, continue to the Ngorongoro Crater, a natural wildlife haven formed from a collapsed volcano, and check in to your lodge on the crater’s rim.

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Dining

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Terrace Dining

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Standard Room

Ngorongoro Crater | Natural Wildlife Haven

Wind your way through the landscape of Ngorongoro Crater. Its prairies are an ideal spot to see hyenas, buffalo and gazelles; the crater also boasts a large lion population. After a picnic lunch, visit a Maasai village to experience its culture firsthand.

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Dining

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Terrace Dining

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Standard Room

Serengeti National Park | Rambling Plains

Drive to the vast, wildlife-rich Serengeti National Park, stopping en route for a privately guided tour of Olduvai Gorge. The Serengeti is home to lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, giraffes and topi. The Serengeti is also the setting of the Great Migration, and your morning and afternoon game drives include the opportunity to witness the astounding herds of migrating zebras and wildebeest up close.

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Hippo Pool Breakfast

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Pool

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Standard Room

Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Game Drive

Masai Mara Game Reserve | The “Big Five”

Spend the next two days in the Mara, more than 500 square miles of savannas, woodlands and tree-fringed rivers that shelter an astonishing range of wildlife, made up of more than 400 bird species and nearly a hundred animal species, including all the great predators. Watch crocodiles bask in the sun, hippos wallow in the muddy water and monkeys frolic overhead; see elephants roam the forest edge, as lanky, graceful giraffes survey the plains.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Pool

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Standard Room

You'll enjoy an otherworldly experience at the Mara Serena where your mud-colored hut, located over 5,000 feet above sea level, provides a view stretching over grasslands that seems to go on to eternity. The Mara Serena, placed in Travel and Leisure Magazine's "Top 500 Travel Destinations", will stun your senses and wrap you in the magic that is Africa.

Positioned perfectly to view the Great Migration, the Mara Serena holds game drives in open 4x4 vehicles that bring wildlife up close and personal. The lodge specializes in nocturnal drives, allowing you to view the interesting, often overlooked animals of the night.

Throughout, you'll enjoy sumptuous accommodations, personalized service and a spectacular restaurant. Sit around the pool and enjoy the views and surrounding nature. This is Mara Serena.

Deposit & Cancellation

Payment Schedule
Deposit Per Person at Time of Booking: $1,000 (full-payment if within 120 days of departure)
Final Payment Due: 120 days prior to departure

Cancellation Fees Per Person – Main Journeys
121 days prior to departure or more: $500
120-91 days prior to departure: 20% of program price
90-61 days prior to departure: 50% of program price
60 days prior to departure or less: 100% of the program price

Cancellations must be received in writing. Additional terms and fees apply to Internal Air, Extra Services and Partial Room cancellations.